Topic - apax

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Computers, General news, Finance

IBM Snags Apax-Backed Software Company

Big Blue agrees to acquire in-memory database software provider Solid Information Technology, backed by Apax Partners and CapMan, for an undisclosed sum.
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Computers, Finance

Freescale: Sold for $17.6B

In biggest tech buyout in history, chip maker agrees to private-equity bid, the second chip maker to take such bait in two months.
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General news, Finance

World Eyes Early-Stage China

VCs find a mostly healthy ecosystem in China, but regulatory clouds still hover.
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Computers

Philips May Sell Chip Unit

Three groups bid $10.2 billion for Philips Semiconductors, but chip group plays coy.
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Biosciences

Drugs & Devices: A Dune Deal

Dune nabs $12.5 million; Biogen, Elan get EU’s OK; FDA nods to Bristol-Myers Squib.
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Cleantech, Finance

Nano Solar Firm Gets Funding

Innovalight raises $7.5 million to develop its low-cost ‘silicon ink’ technology.
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Finance

VC Action: Small VC Funds Wane

VCs play games; Your brainless lawyer; Valuations drop.
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General news, Communications

Q-Telecom’s $420M Buyout

Apax Partners and Texas Pacific Group buy the Greek telecommunications company.
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Communications, Finance

Cashing in on Call Centers

As more companies outsource their customer support operations overseas, startups are trying to capture a piece of the market.
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Media

Video Games Attracting VCs

Venture capitalists want to cash in on new markets for video games.
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General news

Q&A: Evangelos Simoudis

Trident Capital’s Evangelos Simoudis sees a resurgence of early-stage investment right around the corner.
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Media, Communications

TechSpin: C&W Merger Closer

BT could face large rival; Tele2 to acquire Versatel; Verizon and SBC win passage of bill in Texas; Nigerian scammer jailed.
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Communications, Finance

Tech News from Israel

APAX won’t invest in early-stage startups; cell phone market to open to competition; VocalTec may shut down.
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General news, Communications, Finance

Mobile Startups Struggle

At the ‘Under the Radar’ convention, mobile application companies seek to prove their worth in an increasingly difficult market.
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Media, Internet, Finance

VC Outlook: Media Mining

Today’s digital devices may be branded by tech giants, but VCs see bling-bling in startups doing the behind-the-scenes technology that makes those products work.
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General news, Biosciences, Finance

Nanomix gets funding

Harris & Harris and STAR Ventures add their names to a growing list of VCs who have invested in the nano-sized sensors company.
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Archives

Apax Europe V hits $3.6B first closing

Apax Europe V hits $3.6B first closing